How to Use statue in a Sentence

statue

noun
Definition of statuenext
  • The park is also home to one of the Keys’ favorite dive spots: the Christ of the Deep statue site.
    — Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The words are inscribed at the base of a statue that now stands in the US Capitol.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • The last of the six talking statues is Il Babuino, or the baboon.
    — Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
  • The piece has been called both a statue and a marionette.
    — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The Jazz gave him a statue outside of their arena in 2006.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The state Supreme Court agreed last June to hear the lawsuit seeking to restore the statue.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2023
  • During the day, the group sculpted a statue of an elephant out of mud.
    — Dino Grandoni and Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • With its halves combined, the statue would have loomed at a height of nearly 23 feet.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The substance was discovered on the head of the statue on Tuesday evening.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The statue is still on display in the studio and has become a mascot for the show.
    — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
  • The statue isn’t the only site where Russians mourned those killed in the Dnipro apartment strike.
    — Evan Gershkovich, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The statue was brought to the state capitol by the Satanic Temple of Iowa.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 May 2024
  • The fountain is one of the two pricey pieces of art approved for the park at the time, along with a statue by Yandell of Daniel Boone.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Feb. 2023
  • In 2022, fragments of a statue of Hercules were unearthed at the site.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • That statue doesn’t stand in front of the capitol today because it’s been frozen in place by the law.
    — al, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The latest fight has been over a planned statue of an enslaved Black man named Joe.
    — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • The statue resides in her office and is adorned with a googly eye (a key symbol in the film).
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • The same gold that was used in Webb is now also used for Oscar statues.
    — Bret Baier, Fox News, 17 June 2024
  • The plans called for the statue to anchor a theme park and other amenities, but the project never came to fruition.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The name of the statue’s sculptor, Julie Rotblatt Amrany, was also added to the base.
    — Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The statue of Jesus stands almost 125 feet tall and looks over Rio de Janeiro.
    — Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Who wouldn’t want an oversized goose statue in their house?
    — Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024
  • This past March, Yeoh became the first Asian actress to take home the gold statue for a lead actress.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
  • The female statues, many cracked or missing limbs, come to life in the film and move around, wailing with grief and anger.
    — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The statue was moved to storage in 2020 and the plan was to transfer it to Cave Hill Cemetery, where Castleman is buried.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2023
  • And for both Curtis and her beauty team, the evening would have been a win regardless of the statue.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Footage shows a man walking to the back of the museum, then stuffing the statue in a bag and walking out.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 24 July 2024
  • In the past month, the statue has made appearances in Las Vegas, Detroit and Phoenix.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The late Johnny Ramone built a statue to himself before his death.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

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